Camden on a Sunday afternoon is crowded at the best of time, but the scorching weather meant that locals, Londoners and tourists were all out in force milling around Camden Market or making their way with food and alcohol towards a packed Regents Park. Bucking that trend was a band of loyal prog fans, turning..
HELD BY TREES Release Second Album ‘Hinterland’
Hinterland is the second LP by Held By Trees, taking in elements of jazz, post-rock, and ambient music and is available on CD/Vinyl (and digital download only on Bandcamp) on Tweed Jacket Music Ltd and Lasgo Records Distribution, from 4 April 2025. The follow-up to 2022’s critically acclaimed debut, Solace, this new eight-piece album is..
SOLSTICE RELEASE NEW ALBUM AND EMBARK ON UK TOUR
UK prog-rockers Solstice have released their new studio album, Clann, on vinyl and CD variants. There is also an option being trialled on the gig merchandise desk to get a pin badge which includes the download code for the album, as an innovative way of giving something tangible with the download. The album follows up..
Innovative Shock Rockers WARD XVI return with a new video, album & live shows
WARD XVI are back with an explosive new album, Id3ntity, which is out on Friday 11th July, via Earache. The unstoppable sextet have also just revealed their new single and video, Blood Is The New Black. Check out the video below and listen to the band on Spotify. If you're new to WARD XVI, then you've been missing out...
Armstrong Gun – The Fearsome Age (Independent)
It’s always nice to hear something slightly different and nuanced in this overcrowded scene and Horley’s Armstrong Gun are the needed breath of fresh air. The band is presently a duo, consisting of band founder Lewis Tocker (vocals, drums and bass) and Aaron Sharma (guitars). Three years ago, they released a self-titled debut, showing a..
VARIOUS ARTISTS – THE MAGIC FOREST: Pastoral Psychedelia And Funky Folk 1968-75 (Strawberry / Cherry Red)
As an introduction to the vague umbrella genre of turn-of-the-seventies psychedelia-tinged progressive folk, this is as good a taster as any you're likely to find. And in the exhaustive booklet, you can get pen portraits of every single act on here, from the popular to the 'who the hell are they', something which always makes..
Anthony Phillips – Sail the World – expanded and remastered edition (Esoteric)
A perfect spring and summer soundtrack, plucked from relative obscurity… If you're anything like me, you often find yourself enjoying the musical score to television series but find them difficult to track down. I've jotted down composer's names while I watched, and sought out some choice titles, but with so much of this music out..
US Extreme Metallers Ominous Ruin Return With New Video Ahead Of New Album ‘Requiem’
US extreme metallers Ominous Ruin have returned with a brand-new video, vocalist, and album in the wings. Seeds Of Entropy was released on March 7th, ahead of the release of their latest record, Requiem, due on May 9th, 2025, through Willowtip Records. The new material is the latest to feature new vocalist Crystal Rose. Speaking..
Progressive Metal Multi-Instrumentalist Grace Hayhurst Declares ‘The World Is Dying’ On New Single
Progressive metal multi-instrumentalist Grace Hayhurst released her new single The World Is Dying on 21 March, 2025. Grace went into detail about what inspired her latest work: 'I truly do believe that ‘The World is Dying’, and that there isn’t much we can do about it - even if a ‘Revolution’ were to occur. Humanity..